Title

Author

Date Thesis Awarded

Document Type

Honors Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelors of Arts (BA)

Department

English

Advisor

Susan Van D'Elden Donaldson

Committee Member

Melanie Dawson

Committee Member

Leisa D. Meyer

Committee Member

Jennifer Putzi

Abstract

This thesis explores the intertextual relationship between Katherine Anne Porter and William Faulkner and argues that in the "Miranda Stories" Porter not only attempts to argue the validity of the woman writer's narrative voice, but posits a model of intertextuality akin to sibling rivalry.